1. It is the present day.Copy !req
2. Fully-immersive games, in which
the users wear VR headsetsCopy !req
3. to play as fully-realized
denizens of a fictional world...Copy !req
4. are dominating the gaming world.Copy !req
5. The pinnacle of these VR games,Copy !req
6. boasting over 30 million players worldwide,Copy !req
7. is known as a god-tier game.Copy !req
8. Its name...Copy !req
9. is Shangri-La Frontier!Copy !req
10. However...Copy !req
11. After suffering a severe in-game setback,Copy !req
12. Sunraku is not currently playing SLF,Copy !req
13. but a robot action gameCopy !req
14. about customizing and fighting in
"Nephilim" that fall from the sky,Copy !req
15. Nephilim Hollow!Copy !req
16. No sign of him using his boosters to escape.Copy !req
17. Wait, that Nephilim—Copy !req
18. Rust, get out of there!Copy !req
19. It's over.Copy !req
20. The Lion Catches a Rabbit With Its Full Strength;
the Crab Catches a Phoenix With a Pizza CutterCopy !req
21. What the...?Copy !req
22. Crimson Twinewing's arm...Copy !req
23. How'd it get up there?Copy !req
24. Aw, thought that'd do the job,
but you dodged it.Copy !req
25. Mold! What did he do?Copy !req
26. How did Fiddler Crab get close to me?Copy !req
27. He should've been on the ground!Copy !req
28. I should've been able to track his movements!Copy !req
29. The booster animations were a fake-out.Copy !req
30. A fake-out?Copy !req
31. I confirmed it when he dropped
his active camouflage.Copy !req
32. He swapped his leg parts for anti-grav legs!Copy !req
33. Anti-Grav LegsCopy !req
34. He swapped them?Copy !req
35. Dummy legs!Copy !req
36. Yes.Copy !req
37. Dummy LegsCopy !req
38. The new Nephilim type that
got added two weeks ago...Copy !req
39. Rocket LegsCopy !req
40. It's got a special function that lets
you equip two different leg setsCopy !req
41. Anti-Grav LegsCopy !req
42. and swap between them.Copy !req
43. But it drains EN like nobody's business,Copy !req
44. and having two leg sets at once
adds weight and lowers mobility.Copy !req
45. Nobody's used it for PvP yet because
the drawbacks are so severe.Copy !req
46. I've never actually faced one before.Copy !req
47. Sorry, Rust.Copy !req
48. I should've caught on when I
saw the unfamiliar leg parts.Copy !req
49. No, even with anti-grav legs,
he should've kicked upCopy !req
50. a dust cloud with a jump that high.Copy !req
51. There!Copy !req
52. Better luck next time, Fiddler Crab!Copy !req
53. Which means that, while dodging
my attacks, he swapped his leg setCopy !req
54. and timed his jump the moment
of the missiles' impactCopy !req
55. to get close to Crimson Twinewing
without a visible dust cloud.Copy !req
56. Rust?Copy !req
57. Of course, Sunraku's the only
guy who could pull it off.Copy !req
58. Pull what off?Copy !req
59. Looks like the secret's out.Copy !req
60. So, what now... Crimson Twinewing?Copy !req
61. He can only run active
camouflage for so long.Copy !req
62. He'll have to go visible
to recharge eventually!Copy !req
63. You can camp out above the anti-grav
legs' maximum altitude until then!Copy !req
64. Rust?Copy !req
65. Rust, what are you...Copy !req
66. Not gonna run the cheap strat, huh?Copy !req
67. Yeah, figured you'd be above that.Copy !req
68. Give me your best shot.Copy !req
69. I'll take you on.Copy !req
70. But...Copy !req
71. Don't underestimate me, Sunraku.Copy !req
72. Don't you get the wrong idea either, Rust.Copy !req
73. Fiddler Crab's hunt has only just started!Copy !req
74. Rust... You're going to fight him head-on?Copy !req
75. Hey! Sunraku's definitely
gonna win this, right?Copy !req
76. Yeah! Go, go!Copy !req
77. We wanna see Rust's new Nephilim ASAP!Copy !req
78. One mistake and you're done for, Sunraku.Copy !req
79. Your tricks won't work on me.Copy !req
80. I don't need to watch
your trails in the dust.Copy !req
81. Your active camouflage will drop the
moment you enter your attack animation.Copy !req
82. That moment is all that I need!Copy !req
83. His pincer!Copy !req
84. She got him!Copy !req
85. A counterattack utilizing your
asymmetrical booster situation...Copy !req
86. Nice one.Copy !req
87. But I got what I wanted.Copy !req
88. Let me show you my ace in the hole...Copy !req
89. Rust, it's a capture net!Copy !req
90. If that's your ace in the hole,Copy !req
91. you definitely underestimated me, Sunraku!Copy !req
92. This is gonna be the clincher!Copy !req
93. Sunraku...Copy !req
94. Fiddler Crab's ace in the hole
is an all-or-nothing deal.Copy !req
95. Which means it's gotta hit just right.Copy !req
96. The trouble with fighting Rust is her
unpredictable high-speed maneuvering.Copy !req
97. She can use the boosters on her shoulders
to change trajectory on a dime.Copy !req
98. So if you can destroy those,Copy !req
99. she can only dodge in obvious ways
using the main booster on her back.Copy !req
100. In other words...Copy !req
101. I can make sure she dodges
in the way that I want!Copy !req
102. I called my guy here Fiddler Crab,
but I've actually got a second pincer...Copy !req
103. Remodler Circular SawCopy !req
104. Get to it, Pizza Cutter Wing!Copy !req
105. Pizza Cutter WingCopy !req
106. Sunraku!Copy !req
107. A heavy build and a light build...Copy !req
108. I think you can guess which one wins
when they both strike each other.Copy !req
109. Fiddler Crab!Copy !req
110. Fiddler CrabCopy !req
111. H-He freaking did it!Copy !req
112. Damn, Sunraku! He actually beat Rust!Copy !req
113. That fight was incredible!Copy !req
114. Now we'll get to see Rust's new Nephilim!Copy !req
115. Fiddler CrabCopy !req
116. A Bookmaker, active camouflage
and dummy legs...Copy !req
117. A capture net followed by a
circular saw from the back...Copy !req
118. Information overload for a
few minutes' worth of fight.Copy !req
119. Awesome! This feels great!Copy !req
120. I feel like I'm chugging a
whole jug of victory wine!Copy !req
121. I'm the freaking king!Copy !req
122. Well, Rust?Copy !req
123. You like my plan to drown
your guy in info dumpsCopy !req
124. and force you into a one-on-one?Copy !req
125. I acknowledge that Crimson Twinewing lost...Copy !req
126. But this isn't over!Copy !req
127. Our record is one win, one loss, one draw!Copy !req
128. We haven't actually settled this!Copy !req
129. Next time—Copy !req
130. Ah, sorry, but I've got what I wanted here.Copy !req
131. I wanna get back to my main game.Copy !req
132. Main game?Copy !req
133. Wait! You didn't come back to main NH?Copy !req
134. You're not gonna ghost us again, are you?Copy !req
135. I probably won't log in for a while.Copy !req
136. I'm sure I'll drop in now and then.Copy !req
137. Hey, are you serious, Sunraku?Copy !req
138. You really livened up the place!Copy !req
139. Look at how excited the playerbase
has been by your return!Copy !req
140. If you keep logging in, I'm sure
things will get even more fun...Copy !req
141. I get it, but...Copy !req
142. I don't like this.Copy !req
143. I said I don't like it!Copy !req
144. You'd better log in tomorrow!
The day after, too!Copy !req
145. Man, calm down!Copy !req
146. I just came here to blow off steam 'cause
I can't use my cool robots in SLF!Copy !req
147. Robots in SLF?Copy !req
148. Oh, crap!Copy !req
149. So you're maining SLF now?Copy !req
150. No, forget that! Forget I said anything!Copy !req
151. SLF, eh?Copy !req
152. I played Shangri-La Frontier once myself.Copy !req
153. But I never found any playable robots.Copy !req
154. I knew there had to be some!Copy !req
155. Sunraku. Let's trade.Copy !req
156. I'll tell you the unique scenario
for the unique monster...Copy !req
157. Ctarnidd of the Abyss, in exchange
for info on those robots.Copy !req
158. Ctarnidd...Copy !req
159. Okay, we're all alone.Copy !req
160. Not sure why you thought we needed to move...Copy !req
161. There might be other SLF players around.Copy !req
162. Unique monster info is precious, y'know?Copy !req
163. I know that much.Copy !req
164. Shall we commence negotiations, then?Copy !req
165. Sure.Copy !req
166. The conditions of the trade are
info on the unique scenarioCopy !req
167. connected to Ctarnidd of the AbyssCopy !req
168. for information on the
player-controlled robots in SLF.Copy !req
169. Are we in agreement?Copy !req
170. The Professor of that lore clan said...Copy !req
171. Ctarnidd of the Abyss.Copy !req
172. An octopus-like unique monster
that appears in the oceans.Copy !req
173. No player has actually seen it.Copy !req
174. Information about it comes
only from stupefied NPCs.Copy !req
175. Rust knows a unique scenario connected to it?Copy !req
176. What?Copy !req
177. Nah, just never expected to hear about
unique monsters in a totally different game.Copy !req
178. You're saying you don't believe me?Copy !req
179. We've gotten quite far in SLF, you know.Copy !req
180. Nah, it's not that.Copy !req
181. But the unique scenarios
connected to unique monstersCopy !req
182. tend to be awfully complicated.Copy !req
183. I can't reveal what I know until I've got
an idea of how helpful your info really is.Copy !req
184. So we need to share first?Copy !req
185. You're being very cautious.Copy !req
186. The sci-fi gear and robots I talked
about don't just belong to me, see?Copy !req
187. I share ownership with two other people.Copy !req
188. So I can't share squat with
you unless they agree to it.Copy !req
189. And if I screw up, there's no
telling what they'll do to me.Copy !req
190. And whether or not they agree depends
on what kind of info I offer.Copy !req
191. Is that it?Copy !req
192. Precisely!Copy !req
193. All right. Mold?Copy !req
194. Got it.Copy !req
195. In the fifteenth city, Fifticia,
you can take a unique scenarioCopy !req
196. "Find the Abyss's Disciples."Copy !req
197. In it, "Great Pirate" Stude tells
you to "find the ghost ship"—Copy !req
198. Mold, was it?Copy !req
199. You can relax a little.Copy !req
200. O-Oh, right... sure.Copy !req
201. I'll do that, then.Copy !req
202. We took this scenario in Fifticia..Copy !req
203. When we did, he told us about the ghost ship,Copy !req
204. the Crying Innsman.Copy !req
205. According to Stude, the ghost ship
sacrifices the people it capturesCopy !req
206. to the "Master of the Abyss."Copy !req
207. Master of the Abyss...Copy !req
208. And you didn't clear the scenario?Copy !req
209. Yeah, we only took it.Copy !req
210. That's about the time Rust decided to
quit since we couldn't find any robots.Copy !req
211. Well? Does the information seem useful?Copy !req
212. It's lacking a real clincher.Copy !req
213. Scenarios directly connected
to a unique monsterCopy !req
214. Bonus Unique Scenario
Vorpal Epic
When the souls of the Divinity are shaken,
a rabbit shall tell an epic tale.
Rec. 80Copy !req
215. are usually called "Bonus" unique scenarios.Copy !req
216. "Bonus"?Copy !req
217. But that Abyss's Disciples scenario
of yours might lead to a bonus one.Copy !req
218. You're saying it's not enough by itself?Copy !req
219. By the same token, if we
clear Abyss's Disciples,Copy !req
220. and generate a Bonus Unique Scenario,Copy !req
221. it could be a serious bargaining chip.Copy !req
222. Yeah.Copy !req
223. This might be my chance to go after a Bonus
Unique Scenario other than Vorpal Epic!Copy !req
224. Consider me on board.Copy !req
225. I'll help you with your
ghost ship unique scenario.Copy !req
226. We'd really appreciate that!Copy !req
227. Where should we meet up?Copy !req
228. It would be most efficient
to meet in Fifticia, I'm—Copy !req
229. Sunraku.Copy !req
230. You're really... not coming back?Copy !req
231. Rust.Copy !req
232. You kept using Crimson Twinewing
because you saidCopy !req
233. you'd keep using the same
machine until you lost, right?Copy !req
234. Our record is one loss,
one win, and one draw,Copy !req
235. but Crimson Twinewing did lose.Copy !req
236. That's because—Copy !req
237. It's time to make a new Nephilim.Copy !req
238. And once that new Nephilim is finished...Copy !req
239. I'll log back in again!Copy !req
240. Sunraku...Copy !req
241. Let's get right to it, then.Copy !req
242. That's my new Nephilim, Ashen Antimony!Copy !req
243. Ashen AntimonyCopy !req
244. How do you already have a new build?Copy !req
245. We've been working on it behind the
scenes. Couldn't help ourselves...Copy !req
246. Damn it!Copy !req
247. Where the hell did those guys go?Copy !req
248. Damn it. He's not really
gonna ghost us, is he?Copy !req
249. I was pretty sure they
flew off into this area...Copy !req
250. Behind the scenes, my ass!Copy !req
251. Hey, look at that!Copy !req
252. What's that Nephilim? Never seen it before...Copy !req
253. But isn't that Sunraku's machine it's facing?Copy !req
254. Hey, you're right!Copy !req
255. Could it be... Rust?Copy !req
256. Rust's new Nephilim?Copy !req
257. The right side's specialized for melee,Copy !req
258. and the left side for ranged...Copy !req
259. Sheesh. I just said that to be polite.Copy !req
260. but if you drop a beast
like that in front of me...Copy !req
261. I've gotta find a way to beat it, don't I?Copy !req
262. Still, Fiddler Crab's shown its hand,
so I'm at a pretty big disadvantage.Copy !req
263. It's a one-trick pony, y'know?Copy !req
264. Want to give up your spot to one
of those guys down there, then?Copy !req
265. Hey, call everyone! They're gonna miss it!Copy !req
266. Seriously! It's Rust's new machine!Copy !req
267. Get in here!Copy !req
268. No, it's Cityscape B!Copy !req
269. They're about to shift in!Copy !req
270. Rust!Copy !req
271. Yeah, those guys really wanna see you fightCopy !req
272. in a machine other than Crimson Twinewing...Copy !req
273. Okay, let's make a clean break with a bang.Copy !req
274. Rust has challenged you.Copy !req
275. Transporting to spectator lobby.Copy !req
276. Rust! Rust! Rust! Rust!Copy !req
277. Ashen AntimonyCopy !req
278. Fiddler CrabCopy !req
279. Fiddler Crab versus Ashen Antimony!Copy !req
280. Duel start!Copy !req
281. Here we go!Copy !req
282. I'll be back to beat you
next time! Just you wait!Copy !req
283. Sheesh...Copy !req
284. What a fun bunch of folks.Copy !req
285. Palace of RabituzaCopy !req
286. What fine weather...Copy !req
287. It's been many days now.Copy !req
288. Sunraku-san has been gone for so long...Copy !req
289. Emul, I have found you.Copy !req
290. Big Bro Ceecrue!Copy !req
291. CeecrueCopy !req
292. Emul, I am pleased to see you in good health.Copy !req
293. It's simply been too long!Copy !req
294. Might I pose a question?Copy !req
295. I've not seen our father in some time.Copy !req
296. Know you his present whereabouts?Copy !req
297. No, I'm afraid I don't!Copy !req
298. You don't, eh?Copy !req
299. Do you have some business with him?Copy !req
300. I've found a human worthily acknowledged
by Siegwurm, the Golden Dragon King.Copy !req
301. A pioneer as strong and
brave as Sunraku-san?Copy !req
302. Indeed, of the truest of mettle!Copy !req
303. It was my hope that I might
introduce them to our father...Copy !req
304. But, ah, come this way!Copy !req
305. Meet my sister, Emul!Copy !req
306. Ah, yes! Ceecrue-san!Copy !req
307. It's a pleasure to meet you, Emul-san!Copy !req
308. I'm Akitsuakane!Copy !req
309. AkitsuakaneCopy !req